[1] Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly? [2] No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land. [3] The wicked go astray from the womb; liars wander about from birth. [4] They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears, [5] that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells. [6] God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; LORD, tear out the young lions' fangs. [7] May they vanish like water that flows by; may they aim their blunted arrows. [8] Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman's miscarried child, may they not see the sun. [9] Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns- whether green or burning- he will sweep them away. [10] The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the retribution; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. [11] Then people will say, "Yes, there is a reward for the righteous! There is a God who judges on earth!"
